Tropical sprue.
- Date:
- 1950
- Film
About this work
Description
Sprue is a functional disorder of the alimentary tract. This film is a case-record of a patient with the classic signs and symptoms of the disease, including the typical facies, emaciation and skin pigmentation. Blood tests reveal hyperchromic macrocytic anaemia, with achlorhydria. Fat and glucose absorption are defective. The treatment is described and the patient shown again after recovery.
Publication/Creation
United Kingdom : Wellcome Foundation Film Unit, 1950.
Physical description
4 film reels (7 min. each) : silent, color
Copyright note
Wellcome Trust.
Creator/production credits
Made by Wellcome Foundation Film Unit with acknowledgement to Middlesex Hospital, London.
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Where to find it
Copy 1
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Copy 2
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Copy 3
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Copy 4
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